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OBJECTIVE
To determine the California bearing ratio by conducting a load penetration test
in the laboratory.
APPARATUS USED
1. Cylindrical mould with inside dia 150 mm and height 175 mm, provided with
a detachable extension collar 50 mm height and a detachable perforated base
plate 10 mm thick.
2. Spacer disc 148 mm in dia and 47.7 mm in height along with handle.
3. Metal rammers. Weight 2.6 kg with a drop of 310 mm (or) weight 4.89 kg a
drop 450 mm.
4. Weights. One annular metal weight and several slotted weights weighing 2.5
kg each, 147 mm in dia, with a central hole 53 mm in diameter.
5. Loading machine. With a capacity of atleast 5000 kg and equipped with a
movable head or base that travels at an uniform rate of 1.25 mm/min.
Complete with load indicating device.
6. Metal penetration piston 50 mm dia and minimum of 100 mm in length.
DEFINITION
It is the ratio of force per unit area required to penetrate a soil mass with
standard circular piston at the rate of 1.25 mm/min. to that required for the
corresponding penetration of a standard material.
C.B.R. = { Test load / Standard load }x 100
eq.1
The following table gives the standard loads adopted for different penetrations
for the standard material with a C.B.R. value of 100%
PROCEDURE
1)Place the mould assembly with the surcharge weights on the penetration
test machine. ( Fig 2)
2)Seat the penetration piston at the center of the specimen with the smallest
possible load, but in no case in excess of 4 kg so that full contact of the piston
on the sample is established.
3)Set the stress and strain dial gauge to read zero. Apply the load on the piston
so that the penetration rate is about 1.25 mm/min.
4)Record the load readings at penetrations of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 4.0,
5.0, 7.5, 10 and 12.5 mm. Note the maximum load and corresponding
penetration if it occurs for a penetration less than 12.5 mm.
5) Detach the mould from the loading equipment. Take about 20 to 50 g of soil
from the top 3 cm layer and determine the moisture content.
Corrected
Load (Kg)
From Fig 3
Standard
Load (Kg)
From Fig 1
CBR (%)
From eq.1
Calcuations:
C.B.R. = { Test load / Standard load }x 100
REFERENCES
1) IS: 2720 (Part 16) 1979.
QUIZ
1) What is the need and scope of CBR test?
2) What are the CBR ranges for coarse grained and Fine grained soils?
3) What is the effect on the CBR value if we move from soft to hard soil? Is it
increases or decreases.
4) Name one standard material used in the CBR test which has a value of 100.